Dragoon Technology, LCC builds single-use, long-lasting drones that can collect data on the birth of tropical storms with support from the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research program.
SBIR Success Story: Single-flight drones brave the birthplace of tropical storms Read More »
Blue Ocean Gear, a California-based small business, is a company the develops and sells Smart Buoys – intelligent, connected fishing buoys that allow users to track the exact location and movement of their fishing gear.
SBIR Success Story: Smart Buoys help prevent ‘ghost gear’ in the open ocean Read More »
On November 15, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Phase I Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. NOAA Phase I SBIR awards provide up to $190,000 to fund a six month period of performance for conducting feasibility and proof of concept research. The tentative award start date for the FY25 competition is August 1, 2025.
NOAA issues FY25 call for SBIR Phase I proposals Read More »
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants will provide early-stage capital for 17 U.S. small businesses The NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program has awarded $11,009,857 in Phase II SBIR grants to 17 small businesses. This seed funding will support research and development of innovative technologies in the NOAA mission space.
NOAA invests $11M in small businesses to advance innovative technologies Read More »
California-based Blue Ocean Gear and Washington-based Crab Raft, Inc. are collaborating on their respective technologies for a common goal: to develop gear for the fishing industry which is safer for marine mammals, and easier for fishermen to use.
A match made at sea: Two NOAA-funded small businesses partner to protect marine mammals Read More »